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Few things excite the blogosphere, or human beings for that matter, as much as the discovery of a new species. Especially a strikingly beautiful mammalian one. As such, the news of the Sunda Leopard's discovery -- the "world's newest cat", according to the BBC -- wasted no time in spreading like wildfire (the proverbial kind, of course, that would in no way endanger the new cat's habitat). It's not hard to see why:
It's gorgeous -- if also a little eerily extraterrestrial in this photo:
The BBC reports on its discovery, and the unusual fact that the cat has two distinct forms:
The "newest" cat species described to science, the Sunda clouded leopard, actually exists in two distinct forms, scientists have confirmed. This big cat is so enigmatic that researchers only realised it was a new species - distinct from clouded leopards living elsewhere in Asia - in 2007. The first footage of the cat in the wild to made public was only released last year.
Genetic analysis has confirmed that the cats living in Sumatra and Borneo are indeed different forms. So that makes two more additions to the clouded leopard family, which is generally considered to be the most elusive of all of the big cats. See here:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/01/worlds-newest-cat-sunda-leopard.phpFew things excite the blogosphere, or human beings for that matter, as much as the... more
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Buried in an Indonesian newspaper's website, and certainly underreported by the international news media, was the story of the endangered Javan leopard that was shot by police on Saturday. It is estimated that there are less than 250 Javan leopards left in the world, and possibly as few as one hundred.
According to the article, the leopard ... (read more)
http://talkingskull.com/article/endangered-javan-leopard-killed-by-policeBuried in an Indonesian newspaper's website, and certainly underreported by the... more
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Ever wondered if big cats like TIGERS, LIONS & LEOPARDS like catnip?
We always get this question from tour guests, so we thought we'd find out!Ever wondered if big cats like TIGERS, LIONS & LEOPARDS like catnip?
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(no audio) - Hunters cornered a leopard and get a little surprise from the cat, he isn't going out without a fight(no audio) - Hunters cornered a leopard and get a little surprise from the cat, he... more
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Born and raised in London, Nick Brandt studied Film and Painting at St. Martins School of Art.
He started photographing in December 2000 in East Africa, beginning the body of work that is his signature subject matter and style. He no longer directs, devoting himself full time to his fine art photography now.
Brandt's first book of photographs, "On This Earth", was published in October 2005, by Chronicle Books, with forewords by Jane Goodall and Alice Sebold (author of "The Lovely Bones").
He has had numerous one-man exhibitions between 2004 and 2006, including London, Berlin, New York, Los Angeles, Hamburg, Santa Fe, Sydney, Melbourne and San Francisco.He now lives in Topanga, California....
Few photographers have ever considered the photography of wild animals, as distinctly opposed to the genre of Wildlife Photography, as an art form. The emphasis has generally been on capturing the drama of wild animals IN ACTION, on capturing that dramatic single moment, as opposed to simply animals in the state of being.
I’ve always thought this something of a wasted opportunity. The wild animals of Africa lend themselves to photographs that extend aesthetically beyond the norm of 35mm-color telephoto wildlife photography. And so it is, that in my own way, I would like to yank the subject matter of wildlife into the arena of fine art photography. To take photographs that transcend what has been a largely documentative genre.
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http://www.younggalleryphoto.com/photography/brandt/brandt.htmlYOUNG GALLERY-
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Born and raised in London, Nick Brandt studied Film and... more
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The leopard cannot change its spots, nor can the tiger change its stripes, but a new research report published in the January 2010 issue of the journal Genetics tells us something about how cats end up with their spots and stripes.
LINK : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100113172308.htmThe leopard cannot change its spots, nor can the tiger change its stripes, but a new... more
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Lion + Tiger = LIGER! Freckles was rescued from a failed backyard sanctuary in mississippi Dec 2008. 16 year old Freckles is one of the oldest Ligers around but she is one of the most recent arrivals to Big Cat Rescue. At the time of her rescue we could see a big hole in her jowl, and feared that it would lead to her demise, but she was in such bad shape that we just couldn't risk knocking her out to get a better look. Being a cranky old cat, she wasn't about to let us get a good look any other way either. She was given antibiotics in case it was just an injury, but now that she has become more calm in her new setting we can see that the problem stems from several broken teeth. Caged cats will often break off their teeth trying to chew their way out of their prison cells and when she was left behind to die in Mississippi she probably did just that.
The dental work was completed on Freckles without any problems and she as made a full recovery. Let's hope that the dental as taken away her pain and she will have no more problems in the future.Lion + Tiger = LIGER! Freckles was rescued from a failed backyard sanctuary in... more
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TIGERS: Majestic, powerful, beautiful, ENDANGERED! September 27th 2009 is International Tiger Day. Started by the Phoenix Fund, a Russian non-governmental organization in 2000, the celebration of all things TIGER is now an annual city holiday in Vladivostock with 300+ participants!
To help celebrate International Tiger Day 2009, Big Cat Rescue is discounting their tour price by 10% from Sept 27th - Oct 3rd, to anyone who mentions the words "tiger conservation" or "international tiger day". Also for all orders of $50 or more in our online pro store, customers will receive a free plush tiger!TIGERS: Majestic, powerful, beautiful, ENDANGERED! September 27th 2009 is... more
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It's not so much snatching victory from the jaws of defeat as dinner from the jaws of danger.
But even the imposing presence of an adult leopard at feeding time is not enough to get between plucky young Rattus Norvegicus (better known as the brown rat) and a free meal.
This extraordinary series of images were captured by photography student Casey Gutteridge, as he trained his camera on the leopard for a course project.
The little rat - thought to be only two to three months old - was spotted scampering into the leopard's enclosure shortly after feeding time at the Santago Rare Leopard Project, in Hertfordshire.
So intent was the plucky rodent on its mission to snatch a tasty snack, that it seemed not to notice that its path was taking it within a whisker's breadth of 12-year-old Sheena.
Clutching a corner of raw meat with its tiny paws, the rat busily tucked in, until it sensed one of those whiskers moving in.
Sheena, bemused by the interloper coming between her and the remains of dinner, padded over on paws big enough to wreak vengeance with a single swipe.
But rather than giving the thief at very least the hearty set down it deserved, she gingerly lowered her nose for an exploratory sniff.
Rattus paused, lifted its dainty pink claws in submission, then - obviously deciding on a nothing-ventured-nothing-gained approach - continued to tuck in.
And after another tentative investigation, Sheena gave the leopard equivalent of a shrug and turned away.It's not so much snatching victory from the jaws of defeat as dinner from the... more
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Tonight on Max and Jason: Still up
Purrrr: Kittens and Hot Women featuring...
Mega Models
Jeff Zimbalist, director of "Favela Rising," explores the Brazilian fashion industry through its young, beautiful models.
http://current.com/items/76320862_mega-models.htm
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A profile of a new luxury, erotic boutique for women specialising in organic and non-toxic sensual products with a commitment to the environment and intimate safety.
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Catch the whole show. Tune in every weeknight at midnight/11 central for Max and Jason: Still Up.
http://current.com/max-and-jason-still-up/
Original air date: 09/18/09Tonight on Max and Jason: Still up
Purrrr: Kittens and Hot Women featuring...... more
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During a keynote today, Apple Senior Vice President of OSX Software Bertrand Serlet delivers a keynote address on the new Snow Leopard operating system at the Apple World Wide Developers conference in June 2009 in San Francisco, California and has revealed that Snow Leopard will be out on the market on Friday.During a keynote today, Apple Senior Vice President of OSX Software Bertrand Serlet... more
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Every Monday is the “Wish List,” a blog entry dedicated to one online shopping site where a dream outfit is compiled editorial style from the site. The blogger is a magazine editor so the page is like her dream editorial spread as if she had complete creative rights without any Editor cutting her off! She gives you a great history about the brand, a little story about the look she compiled and then picks the outfit based on the theme of the spread adding captions explaining each item she’s chosen. Really fun and unique. This week it’s classic Calvin Klein and she has chosen really sleek pieces that are perfect for any party or event. The look is for the PR girl or ant profession where you have to wear black but don’t want to look dowdy. Trust me, with this sexy bustier dress, and amazing leopard print heels, you will look anything like wallpaper.
Really fun fashion page that shows off trends in a really eclectic way. Blogger has an amazingly eclectic site with everything from beauty, fashion, diary style entries, poetry, life in the magazine world----this girl has everything. Already winner of the prestigious “Blog Of The Day Award” (some people take years to earn this—she’s only had her blog up 6 weeks!) and on top level blog rolls of awesome bloggers, this girl is amazing. A+++++Every Monday is the “Wish List,” a blog entry dedicated to one online... more
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"Our friends over at Engadget have highlighted a Cult of Mac post that, at first glance, appears to have found a bug in Spotlight's caching of email search results on the iPhone. The idea is that after you delete an email from your inbox in the iPhone's Mail.app client, you can still locate and open the e-mail using Spotlight search, if you know the subject of the message.
What's really happening, though, is what Apple might otherwise call "user confusion." When you delete an e-mail message in most mail clients, the message isn't magically deleted, but instead moved to a "trash" or "deleted messages" folder. Being a folder, it is indexed by Mail to provide an unread count, as well as by Spotlight so that you can easily find messages in the folder. When you search for the email, it shows up in Spotlight and opens in Mail because the message still exists in your trash folder.
All right, so what can you do to avoid this? Well, you need to empty the trash folder from your email. With many providers, you can just go to the trash folder, and delete the message from there to permanently remove it. The problem there is that, if you use a service like Gmail, the message doesn't really get deleted when you do this because of the way Gmail translates its labels into folders. Gmail's Trash folder is also set to purge itself after 30 days by default."
The rest of the article can be found through the link. It's very interesting to read especially for all iPhone 3.0 and up users."Our friends over at Engadget have highlighted a Cult of Mac post that, at first... more
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Apparently some 15" MBPs have had some spinning issues if they are running at 7200RPM, so this update fixes that AND some bluetooth compatibility issues with the mighty mouse and keyboard. Eat it up people, eat it up!!!Apparently some 15" MBPs have had some spinning issues if they are running at... more
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Here's something a bit different to my usual, protests, riots and endless lines of riot police.
I visited the London Aquarium with my daughter last week and took the opportunity to film the various breeds of shark, an animal I have had a keen interest in since my childhood.
I tried to film the sharks as if in their natural habitat, avoiding the relfections endless annoying camera flashes from tourists who don't understand the basics of indoor photography.
The result, I hope is some stunning images, from as close as I would like to get to the animals, especially the notorious Sand Tiger Shark.
London Aquarium: http://www.sealifeeurope.com/local/index.php?loc=london
Blog: http://jasonnparkinson.blogspot.com/Here's something a bit different to my usual, protests, riots and endless lines... more
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Carnivorous animals are a group of meat eating animals. They have powerful jaws and teeth to enable them to eat and kill other animals.Carnivorous animals are a group of meat eating animals. They have powerful jaws and... more
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Did you know that it's legal to own a big cat such as a lion or tiger in over half of the United States? Watch this video and find out if it's legal in your state, to help us end this abuse visit: http://www.bigcatrescue.org/laws/statelawsexoticcats.htmDid you know that it's legal to own a big cat such as a lion or tiger in over... more
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